Center for the Humanities

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Supporting faculty research and special programs in the humanities at the University of New Hampshire

 

Recent Stories

New trail signage to highlight Abenaki culture

Pathway to Paying Tribute

Pathway to Paying Tribute

Campus trails and bridges named to honor Abenaki heritage...

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event photo from Hands That Speak event (The Central America Project)

Seeding the Humanities

Seeding the Humanities

The UNH Center for the Humanities announces 2022 seed funding awards for public humanities projects...

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Meeting Great Bay History

Meeting Great Bay History

Meeting Great Bay History

Prestigious NEH grant will immerse K-12 teachers in archaeological findings...

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Upcoming Events

Apr
01

Dunfey/Sidore Symposium: The Ethics of Encounter

Dunfey/Sidore Symposium: The Ethics of Encounter image. Sidore/Dunfey Symposium 2023The Ethics of Encounter:Research, Communities, and RepairA public event exploringethical, collaborative, and reparativeaspects of social scientists’research and teachi ...
Apr
03

Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibition

Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibition image.Hostile Terrain 94 is a participatory art exhibit brought to UNH by the Anthropology Department and the Center for the Humanities. The exhibit will be on view through May 21, 2023. Its primary goa ...
Apr
03

Open Anthropology and Archaeology Day

Open Anthropology and Archaeology Day image.Join the UNH Anthropology Department to experiment with flint knapping, atlatl throwing and excavation, and more! Event is on Monday, April 3 from 1:00-4:00 in the Piscataqua Room, Holloway Common ...
Apr
03

First Monday with Bethany Silva and Emilie Coppinger

First Monday with Bethany Silva and Emilie Coppinger image.Multilingual Book Clubs:Connecting Communities through Literature, Language, and Art-makingMultilingual Book to Art is a collaboration between UNH’s Community Literacy Center and the Dover Public ...
Apr
10

Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibition

Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibition image.Hostile Terrain 94 is a participatory art exhibit brought to UNH by the Anthropology Department and the Center for the Humanities. The exhibit will be on view through May 21, 2023. Its primary goa ...

Deadlines

  • The internal UNH deadline for NEH Summer Stipend (2023) applications has passed. Please check back next summer.  Learn More
  • The deadline to submit proposals to the Center for the Humanities for New England Humanities Consortium seed funding is October 14, 2022.
  • The deadline for application for 20232024 Faculty Fellowships has pased. Please check back next summer.  See Guidelines
  • The deadline for proposals for Programs, Projects, and Interdisciplinary Conferences has passed. Please check back next summer. See Guidelines 
  • The deadline for proposals for the 2023-2024 Saul O Sidore Memorial Series has been extended to November 28, 2022. Learn More 
  • Sidore "Master Class" proposals may be submitted at any time, in any field.  Please write or email the center's director, providing a succinct bio of your presenter and description of proposed events, including a budget of up to $5,000.
  • There is currently no open call for proposals for Hayes Fellows
    SEE GUIDELINES
  • We are not currently soliciting applications for the Hayes Chair. 
    see guidelines
  • To apply for a Discretionary Grant of up to $500, write or email the center's director at any time, providing a succinct description of the project, including a budget. Learn More